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    W. T. Preston is a specialized sternwheeler that operated as a snagboat, removing log jams and natural debris that prevented river navigation on several...
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  • John T. Preston is a venture capitalist and entrepreneur who previously ran Technology Licensing for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, best known...
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  • later that year. W. T. Preston was a sternwheeler that operated from 1929 to 1981 as a snagboat on rivers in Puget Sound. HMS Preston – any one of three...
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  • notable people from Preston, Lancashire, England. For other Prestons see Preston. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z References...
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  • his death in May 1995. Born New York City, Preston was the son of Lewis T. and Priscilla Baldwin Preston. His father was a World War I flier and a well-known...
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  • Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire...
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  • Preston W. Farrar was an American lawyer and politician. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from Wilkinson County. In 1848 he served...
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    Preston (/ˈprɛstən/ ) is a city on the north bank of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England. The city is the administrative centre of the county of Lancashire...
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    53°47′02″N 2°42′02″W / 53.7839°N 2.7005°W / 53.7839; -2.7005 Preston College is a further education college in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England...
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    the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operated "snagboats" such as the W. T. Preston in the Puget Sound of Washington State and the Montgomery in the rivers...
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    Thomas Jex Preston Jr. (October 26, 1862 – December 25, 1955) was an American archeology professor and academic administrator. Preston was born on October...
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  • Preston Theodore King (born March 3, 1936) is an American academic and African-American civil rights activist. He taught extensively in universities in...
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    the United States Army Corps of Engineers on the Sacramento River. W. T. Preston is a specialized sternwheeler that operated as a snagboat, removing...
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    Byron W. Preston (February 13, 1858 – January 18, 1939) was a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from 1913 to December 31, 1924, appointed from Mahaska...
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    Preston Hollow is a neighborhood in north Dallas, Texas, United States. It is bordered on the south by the city of University Park. Beginning in the 1850s...
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    Samuel William Preston (6 April 1842 – 15 January 1865) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was killed in action...
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  • Alice "Kiki" Preston (née Gwynne, formerly Allen; 1898 – December 23, 1946) was an American socialite, a member of the Happy Valley set, and the alleged...
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    returned to their ranch in Crawford, Texas. They bought a home in the Preston Hollow neighborhood of Dallas, Texas, where they settled down. Bush made...
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    1888–89 season was Preston North End's first season in the Football League, which had just been founded. Because of this Preston became one of the founder...
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    Preston Thomas Tucker (21 September 1903 – 26 December 1956) was an American automobile entrepreneur who developed the innovative Tucker 48 sedan, initially...
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  • questionable account of Preston Nichols and Al Bielek, who both claimed to have recovered repressed memories of their own involvement. Preston Nichols also claims...
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    Woodbury Preston (June 29, 1846 – September 26, 1924) was a prominent American businessman at the turn of the 20th century. Andrew Preston was born in...
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    Preston White Campbell (January 24, 1874 – July 2, 1954) was a Virginia lawyer who served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Born...
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    Preston (DD–19) was a Smith-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the third ship named for Samuel W. Preston. Preston...
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    Heron Preston Johnson is an American artist, fashion designer, and disc jockey. He is a co-founder of the men's streetwear brand Been Trill, alongside...
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    Preston is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 km (5.6 mi) north-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Darebin...
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    Steven C. Preston (born August 4, 1960) is the president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International. He formerly served as the 14th Secretary of the...
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  • Preston Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is a tributary to the Des Moines River. A variant name was "Preston Branch". Preston Creek was...
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    Preston is a city in Franklin County, Idaho, United States. The population was 5,591 at the 2020 census, up from 5,204 at the 2010 census. The city is...
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    Preston "Pete" Wayne Estep III is an American biologist and science and technology advocate. He is a graduate of Cornell University, where he did neuroscience...
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